countercharge
countercharge noun: an accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
Noun
countercharge (plural countercharges)
- An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
- We’ll get to the merits of the charges and countercharges shortly, but first it’s worth considering why, beyond entertainment value, all this matters.2007 May 30, David Leonhardt, “Truth, Fiction and Lou Dobbs”, in New York Times
- An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.
- […] charges and countercharges, retreats and counterretreats, attackin' and fallin' back.2017, Jim Fergus, The Vengeance of Mothers, page 278
Verb
countercharge (third-person singular simple present countercharges, present participle countercharging, simple past and past participle countercharged)
- To reverse the colors; to make counterchanged.
Forms of countercharge
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | countercharges |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | countercharges |
| present participle | countercharging |
| past participle | countercharged |
| past | countercharged |
Origin of countercharge
From counter- + charge.
Questions about countercharge
- What does countercharge mean?
- Countercharge means an accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
- What part of speech is countercharge?
- Countercharge can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of countercharge?
- The plural of countercharge is countercharges.
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